terac · job posted 2026-11-05 · job updated 2026-11-06Apply
Terac is an expert network that places professionals on paid research studies and AI-training projects for client companies. The catalog is unusually broad: short one-off work like a 20-minute usability test or a survey sits alongside sustained engagements such as building reinforcement-learning environments or authoring coding benchmarks for frontier AI agents. Pay is quoted per study and varies with the format — hourly roles for the technical projects (commonly $45–75/hr, up to $200/hr for specialist finance and accounting work), and flat per-task fees for interviews and surveys. Most listings are remote and many are country-restricted, so check the eligibility on each. Terac also runs a referral programme paying a share of what a referred participant earns.
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20 of Terac’s open listings publish an hourly rate. Their median top-of-range rate is $70/hr against $65/hr across every platform we track. These are the rates listings advertise, not what anyone has earned; Terac sets individual pay after you apply. See how every platform compares →
Researched October 14, 2026 · 6 sources
Mostly. Terac is a young expert marketplace with a strong but small Trustpilot sample and little verifiable funding information. Reviewers report mostly prompt payouts, with one scam allegation over ID requests.
51 reviews, all in the past 12 months: 84% five-star and 6% one-star. Terac replies to about 66% of negative reviews. A small, recent sample, and Trustpilot's AI summary counts 50 reviews against 51 listed.
Checked October 14, 2026. Review sites change daily; follow the link for the current figure.
Best for: Professionals who want paid interviews, surveys and expert studies and are fine with identity verification before cash-out.
Not for: Anyone who needs steady, guaranteed work or is uncomfortable sharing ID and profile details.
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Terac’s open listings grouped by the AI-training work they involve. Pay is the median top-of-range rate, shown when at least five listings of that kind state one.
| Kind of work | Open roles | Median top rate | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expert consultation | 33 | $100/hr | $112/hr |
| Writing training content | 6 | $78/hr | $91/hr |
| Software demos | 4 | — | — |
| Data collection | 2 | — | — |
| Rating AI answers | 2 | — | — |
| Data annotation | 1 | — | — |
Every listing is classified by the background it asks for. This is how Terac’s 57 open roles break down, with the median top rate wherever at least five listings publish one. Each category links to the matching roles across all platforms.
| Category | Listings | Median top rate |
|---|---|---|
| Business & consulting | 9 | $20/hr |
| General (no specialty) | 9 | $4/hr |
| Software engineering | 7 | $60/hr |
| Design & creative | 6 | $73/hr |
| Finance & accounting | 5 | $100/hr |
| Medicine & healthcare | 5 | — |
| Science & research | 4 | — |
| Customer support & admin | 3 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | — |
| Cybersecurity | 2 | — |
| Engineering | 2 | — |
| Law | 1 | — |
| Product & project management | 1 | — |
None of Terac’s current listings name a country, so they are open to applicants anywhere. Individual listings can still carry their own eligibility rules.
Side by side: pay, open roles, who can join and what comes after you apply.
Answers are generated from the live listings, so they change when the data does.
Terac pays $24-$40/hr for research studies and up to $200/hr for specialist work. An honest 2026 review — how the study catalog works, why the 'Earn $X' figure is not the pay, and what a 5.0 rating on a young platform is worth.